A different death and looking ahead

People associate Epona with horses, and justifiably. She guards horses and all they represent, but She's so much more than that.

Horses do represent strength and independence and power, along with an wildness of spirit that works in conjunction with others, but remember that horses do so willingly. You can't force a horse to do your bidding, not with its spirit intact. And if you break a horse's spirit, it is certain that Epona will not favor you.

But Epona's also associated with death, but not all deaths are about this physical being. We experience death every day in one way or another, whether we realize it or not. A friendship might slip away, a job might end, your car might refuse to start. These are all forms of death.

What people overlook with the death that Epona represents is that she's also the harbinger of new beginnings. With each death, she opens a door into a new life. So it's possible that your old way of life is dying and you're beginning a fresh new one is ahead of you. There will certainly be challenges, but Epona never gives you a death you can't handle, no matter how hard it seems to be.

Remember the strength and determination of the horse. You'll find your forward motion there.

And the faeries are in agreement, saying that looking to the future is what you need to do, rather than allow yourself to be mired in the past.

Like the kings of old, allow the white horse of new beginnings carry you into the future.